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Pote Gallego
Pote gallego is a thick Galician stew of white beans, potatoes, grelos (turnip greens) and cured pork such as lacón, chorizo and unto. It is the heartier, more solid relative of caldo gallego and reflects the pork-and-greens diet of Spain's rainy northwest. Warming and calorie-dense, it was rural farmworkers' cold-weather fuel.
Approximate, per 1 bowl (~350g). Values vary by recipe and portion.
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Pote gallego is a thick Galician stew of white beans, potatoes, grelos (turnip greens) and cured pork such as lacón, chorizo and unto. It is the heartier, more solid relative of caldo gallego and reflects the pork-and-greens diet of Spain's rainy northwest. Warming and calorie-dense, it was rural farmworkers' cold-weather fuel.
Where to eat Pote Gallego
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The variants
Caldo gallego
The lighter, brothier cousin with more liquid and fewer beans
Pote con unto
Flavored with cured pork fat for extra richness
Pote de berzas
Made with collard greens (berzas) instead of grelos
Lacón con grelos
Related Galician dish of cured pork shoulder with turnip greens
Cook it yourself
- Pote Gallego
Pote gallego is the hearty Galician cousin of caldo gallego, a thick pot of white beans, potatoes, turnip greens and cured pork. It is cold-weather fuel from Spain's rainy northwest, dense and restorative, built around the pig and the greens of the huerta.